Momentary mumble.

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

While not as labor intensive a job, you sound like me here at my job...

A lady called last week and said, "I have a 96 Jetta, and we just put some P/S fluid in it, and it is still moaning...  How much is a pump?"  I replied, "Well, what kind of P/S fluid did you put in?"  She asks her boyfriend, "Lucas."  "I'm sorry, I should say what color..."  She asks again, "Red"...  "Okay,"  I replied, "that is the cause for the whine there.  You need to use the green P/S fluid we sell here- "Listen, will you just tell me the fucking price of the goddamned P/S pump?!  Every time I call you fucking people, you tell me I put the wrong fucking color this or that in it. Just tell me the price of the fuking pump!"  Now I am suprised I did not hang up on her, or scream back.  Instead I said, "Ma'am, you do realize that I am on the learning curve with this, don't you?  And you also realize that I am trying to help you?"  "Just tell me the price of---"  "Alright, hold on..."  Boyfriend comes on the phone, sounds like a real mouth-breather, "Yeah, how much is the pump?" He mutters in between exchanges..."Hold on sport."   Here is where poetic justice comes in.  "Yes, that pump is 438.62, exhchange..."  "438.62?  Okay, thanks.."

I can't ever remember bitching someone out that I did not know, ever.  And unfortunately it happens about once every two weeks here...

David   <------  Suffering burnout
> 
> From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
> Date: 2004/11/18 Thu AM 08:02:48 EST
> To: <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>,  <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Subject: Re: Momentary mumble.
> 
> Obviously not.
> Either it was somebody in a difficult situation where a little help could go a long way or it was
> somebody that had some performance plans that would not be realized without my help (typically due
> to financial issues) and I had a technical interest in participating in the performance upgrade. (or
> just convinced myself that it was a really easy job that could be done so quickly it didn't matter!)
> In most cases the owner participated, either a lot or a little.
> Doesn't mean it hasn't been a lot of work.
> Just means that in general, I'm a sucker. Somebody needs it and I pretty much have the means to do
> it.
> In the end when everybody drives their car away, I'm not sure that all the work has benefited me
> very much.
> 
> 
> From: "David Utley" <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 4:06 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: Momentary mumble.
> 
> 
> > So, they held you up gunpoint for you to work on them, hmmm?  ;-)
> >
> > David
> >
> > > From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
> > > Date: 2004/11/17 Wed PM 03:59:00 EST
> > > To: "Neptuno" <neptunonc@yahoo.com>,  "Rhett Farnum"
> > > <rocco.crossing@gmail.com>,         "Matthew H." <rjtremor@core.com>
> > > CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > Subject: Re: Momentary mumble.
> > >
> > > Oh you poor guys! Can't wait to get another Scirocco?
> > > I am so goddamned sick of these phucking cars!
> > > All I've done for the last 2 and a half years is work on Sciroccos. Work at work, work on
> Sciroccos!
> > > 2 engine swaps, two turbo installs, 3 engine management installations, cut up two wrecked or
> rusted
> > > shells, resurrected a Piece-o-crap that should have hit the junkyard, at least 6 tranny rebuilds
> + 4
> > > LSD installations not to mention all the brake and suspension work! And out of all that work
> only
> > > the Piece-o-crap belongs to me!
> > > My ass is tired! My brain is ready to melt!
> > > Eff it!
> > > Good old Dan
> 
> 
> 

Chrome may make it bling, but it don't make the engine sing...